Education
Ph.D in Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, 1996.
Current position
Assistant Professor in Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Publications (since 2006)
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Negi, J., Moriwaki, K., Konishi, M., Yokoyama, R., Nakano, T., Kusumi, K., Hashimoto-Sugimoto, M., Schroeder, J. I., Nishitani, K., Yanagisawa, S. and Iba, K. (2013). A Dof transcription factor, SCAP1, is essential for the development of functional stomata in Arabidopsis. Curr Biol 23(6): 479-484.
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Sakamoto, H., Sakata, K., Kusumi, K., Kojima, M., Sakakibara, H. and Iba, K. (2012). Interaction between a plasma membrane-localized ankyrin-repeat protein ITN1 and a nuclear protein RTV1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 423(2): 392-397.
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Kusumi, K., Hirotsuka, S., Kumamaru, T. and Iba, K. (2012). Increased leaf photosynthesis caused by elevated stomatal conductance in a rice mutant deficient in SLAC1, a guard cell anion channel protein. J Exp Bot 63(15): 5635-5644.
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Monda, K., Negi, J., Iio, A., Kusumi, K., Kojima, M., Hashimoto, M., Sakakibara, H. and Iba, K. (2011). Environmental regulation of stomatal response in the Arabidopsis Cvi-0 ecotype. Planta 234(3): 555-563.
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Kusumi, K., Sakata, C., Nakamura, T., Kawasaki, S., Yoshimura, A. and Iba, K. (2011). A plastid protein NUS1 is essential for build-up of the genetic system for early chloroplast development under cold stress conditions. Plant J 68(6): 1039-1050..
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Kusumi, K., Hirotsuka, S., Shimada, H., Chono, Y., Matsuda, O. and Iba, K. (2010). Contribution of chloroplast biogenesis to carbon-nitrogen balance during early leaf development in rice. J Plant Res 123(4): 617-622.
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Kusumi, K., Hirotsuka, S., Shimada, H., Chono, Y., Matsuda, O. and Iba, K. (2010). Contribution of chloroplast biogenesis to carbon-nitrogen balance during early leaf development in rice. J Plant Res 123(4): 617-622.
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Yoo, S. C., Cho, S. H., Sugimoto, H., Li, J., Kusumi, K., Koh, H. J., Iba, K. and Paek, N. C. (2009). Rice virescent3 and stripe1 encoding the large and small subunits of ribonucleotide reductase are required for chloroplast biogenesis during early leaf development. Plant Physiol 150(1): 388-401.
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Yara, A., Yaeno, T., Montillet, J. L., Hasegawa, M., Seo, S., Kusumi, K. and Iba, K. (2008). Enhancement of disease resistance to Magnaporthe grisea in rice by accumulation of hydroxy linoleic acid. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 370(2): 344-347.
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Yara, A., Yaeno, T., Hasegawa, M., Seto, H., Seo, S., Kusumi, K. and Iba, K. (2008). Resistance to Magnaporthe grisea in transgenic rice with suppressed expression of genes encoding allene oxide cyclase and phytodienoic acid reductase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 376(3): 460-465.
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Yara, A., Yaeno, T., Hasegawa, M., Seto, H., Montillet, J. L., Kusumi, K., Seo, S. and Iba, K. (2007). Disease resistance against Magnaporthe grisea is enhanced in transgenic rice with suppression of omega-3 fatty acid desaturases. Plant Cell Physiol 48(9): 1263-1274.
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Sugimoto, H., Kusumi, K., Noguchi, K., Yano, M., Yoshimura, A. and Iba, K. (2007). The rice nuclear gene, VIRESCENT 2, is essential for chloroplast development and encodes a novel type of guanylate kinase targeted to plastids and mitochondria. Plant J 52(3): 512-527.
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Kusumi, K., Yaeno, T., Kojo, K., Hirayama, M., Hirokawa, D., Yara, A., Iba, K. (2006). The role of salicylic acid in the glutathione-mediated protection against photo-oxidative stress in rice. Physiol Plant. 128: 651-661.
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Kojo, K., Yaeno, T., Kusumi, K., Matsumura, H., Fujisawa, S., Terauchi, R. and Iba, K. (2006). Regulatory mechanisms of ROI generation are affected by rice spl mutations. Plant Cell Physiol 47(8): 1035-1044.